http://slowdancingwithstrangers.comHawaii Event Photos and CommentaryenThu, 02 Feb 2012 21:41:12 PSTslowdancingwithstrangershttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://slowdancingwithstrangers.com/2012/events/hawaii-author-lee-cataluna-to-read-at-vromans-bookstore-in-pasadena/I was really excited to find out that local author Lee Cataluna would be doing a reading here in Los Angeles to promote her newest novel, Three Years on Doreen’s Sofa (which is also Bamboo Ridge’s #99 issue).  Her first book,  Folks You Meet at Longs, is actually one of my all-time favorites. I remember [...]Kristel Yonedahttp://slowdancingwithstrangers.com/2011/my-life/never-forgotten/I can’t believe it’s been 10 years.  Airplanes have been flying overhead for hours now–commercial or military, I don’t know–but it feels weird. When I woke up this morning, I watched the CNN livestream of the memorial service in NYC for a bit. I imagine one day my children (or my cats, who knows) will [...]Kristel Yonedahttp://slowdancingwithstrangers.com/2011/reviews/food-places/food-truck-row-friday-in-granada-hills/There are way too many food trucks in LA to keep track, but discovering a new one, a delicious one, is like a receiving an unexpected gift on Christmas. This Friday I checked out a stretch of road in Granada Hills known as Food Truck Row.  I discovered the place on accident a few weeks [...]Kristel Yonedahttp://slowdancingwithstrangers.com/2011/reviews/music-reviews/adele-captivates-at-the-greek-theatre-in-los-angeles/  For months now, I’ve been dreaming about the Adele concert. I watched so many live performances online, listened to her album so many times that I was preparing myself to be mildly disappointed when I went to the Greek Theatre last night for her show. Not because she’s untalented or a bad performer, but [...]Kristel Yonedahttp://slowdancingwithstrangers.com/2011/photos/the-museum-of-contemporary-art-art-in-the-streets/This past weekend I checked out the Art in the Streets exhibit at the MOCA. I really loved how everything was laid out. Museums can feel quite stuffy, but this exhibit was so accessible and down to earth. It was really awesome to see how different styles developed throughout history and how graffiti was influenced [...]Kristel Yonedahttp://slowdancingwithstrangers.com/2011/photos/pics-la-times-festival-of-books-at-usc/Last weekend I attended the LA Times Festival of Books at USC. It was a nerd’s dream come true. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend many of the writer’s workshops scheduled that day, but I had fun checking out all the different vendors. I saw all kinds. Seriously. There were also a lot of people [...]Kristel Yonedahttp://slowdancingwithstrangers.com/2011/my-life/remembering-ryan/I can’t say that I knew Ryan as well as some of his other friends. Our relationship was solely online, due to the fact that we met shortly after I had moved from Hawaii to Los Angeles last year. The twitter universe pulled us together somehow and suddenly he was this unmistakable presence in the [...]Kristel Yonedahttp://slowdancingwithstrangers.com/2011/photos/santa-monica-pier-on-a-smoggy-sunday/I have officially lived in Los Angeles for a year now and  today was sadly my first time going to the Santa Monica pier. Embarrassing, I know. Today was a particularly gloomy day in Santa Monica, but it was still fun. The short walk to the pier actually reminded me of Waikiki. Maybe walking with [...]Kristel Yonedahttp://slowdancingwithstrangers.com/2011/events/las-festival-of-books-where-i-will-go-broke/I can’t express to you how damn excited I am for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. I’m excited enough to use the word damn–that should say something.  Back in Hawaii, I loved the yearly McKinley High School book sale. In fact, one year I arrived really early and camped out in line for [...]Kristel Yonedahttp://slowdancingwithstrangers.com/2011/events/unique-la-returns-may-7-8-at-the-california-market-centers-penthouse/Support independent crafters and designers by checking out the 3rd annual Unique LA May 7 & 8 in at the California Market Center’s Penthouse in Los Angeles. According to their website, this is the largest independent design show in the country with over 300 hand-picked vendors. You can buy tickets at the door or online [...]Kristel Yoneda